Tidings
"Ashland Grows While LIthIa Flows'
City of Sunshine and Flowers
Ashland, Oregon, Lithia Springs
"The Carlsbad of America"
VOL. XL
ASHLAND. OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 1915
NUMBER 9
Ash
Another Ashland
Booster Made
M. J, Geary, general Pacific coast
agent for the Rock Island railroad
lines with headquarters at Portland,
was a visitor in the city recently. He
was taken over the city and was pre
sented with a set of scenic photos of
Ashland scenes, which he promised to
place In the window of his Portland
office.
The following letter was received
from M. Geary:
"Dear Sir: My dear friend, Mr.
George Kramer of the Southern Pa
cific railway, gave me the treat of my
life this morning. lie took me
through Ashland's natural park, the
most beautiful one I have ever been
In. With such beauty at your door
there are no limits to your tourist
possibilities. You are doing a won
derful work for Ashland and Oregon
in developing these natural beauty
spots where the tourist from the east,
west, north and south will come by
rail and auto to enjoy the fruits of
your labor. Progressive, original and
persistent advertising will bring their
just reward, and as you have the
goods to deliver every visitor will be
a booster. M. J. GEARY."
Dispatchers Are
Still At Roseburg
Nothing further has been learned
locally of the Intended removal of the
dispatchers' office either to this city
or to Portland. The following clip
pings from the Roseburg News would
indicate that the officials of the road
are as yet undecided as to the new
location:
The work of installing the tele
graph instruments in the Southern
Pacific ticket depot, preparatory to
the removal of the dispatchers' office
to Portland, was practically com'
pleted this evening. When the dis
patchers' office will be discontinued
here could not be determined this
morning. Monday's Review.
Harry Pearce, president of the
Roseburg Commercial Club, this
, morning received a telegram from
'William Sproule, president of: the
Southern Pacific Railway . Company,
with headquarters at San Francisco,
in which tfie latter stated that no
action would be taken with reference
to moving the dispatchers' office
from Roseburg until the proposition
bad been given mature consideration.
The telegram from Mr. Sproule was
received in reply to a protest recently
sent to Mr. Sproule by a number of
prominent Roseburg citizens. Tues
day's Review.
A telegram was received at the
local Southern Pacific headquarters
this morning in which the Roseburg
officials of the company were In
structed to continue the dispatchers'
office In this city. It was announced
a few days ago that the dispatchers'
office was to move, and a formal pro
test signed by a number of Roseburg
citizens was later filed with Presi
dent Sproule of the S. P. company at
San Francisco. Today's telegram was
received here with ' delight, for the
reason that it assures the continuance
of an annual payroll here of nearly
$10,000. Wednesday's Review.
Ashlanders Escape
Earthquake Shock
A series of earthquake shocks inland work In the promotion of those
the Imperial valley In California did things that were going to make Ash
damage estimated at $1,000,000 and hand grow. He spoke of the value to
ruined the homes of many of the res
Idents. Several fires started In the
valley. Eldridge McWilliams, son of
F. G. McWilliams and Frances McWil
liams, are visiting their parents In
this city and Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Peck,
wife and baby daughter, are visiting
In Berkeley. Mrs. Peck is also a
dauehter of F. G. McWilliams. All of
these have homes in the Imperial val
ley. Mr. McWilliams has been the
recipient of many inquiries concern
ing their safety. Luckily, none of
them were in the valley at the time
of the disturbance. Five persons are
reported killed by falling . walls In
Mexicali, just over the Mexican bor
der. The Irrigation system upon
which Eldridge McWilliams is em
ployed is reported to be ., injured
'slightly by the shocks. ,
This week Chautauqua season tick
ets will be sold for 75 cents less than
the regular price of season tickets at
other assemblies having only elx or
even days session, without the gen
eral Chautauqua features. Tickets
at 81 Oak street from 2 to 5 each
afternoon, commencing Tuesday. 8-2t
, '!.: .Ill '
Divert Tourists s
From Highway
Business men and traveling men
coming from Portland state that the
Portland merchants and various or
ganizations are actively engaged In
diverting tthe auto touriBt traffic
over the eastern Oregon route Instead
of the Pacific highway through west
ern Oregon. Medford merchants have
started a campaign to bring such In
fluence to bear on Portland men as
to cause this unjust diversion of traf
fic to be stopped. Local merchants
should take up the matter with the
Portland wholesalers with whom they
deal.
It has been proven time after time
that the Pacific highway in western
Oregon Is In fine shape and offers
wonderful scenery and better accom-J
... ... .n
modations to tthe traveler than do
the sandy wastes of eastern Oregon.
Why Portlanders should send auto
ists around by the longer route is an
unanswered question. Most of the
tourists who go by the eastern route
ship their cars to The Dalles or some
other Columbia river point.
The only possible advantage of the
eastern route Is that it goes around
the bad place south of Dunsmuir,
Cal., which Is nearly Impassable In
wet weather. At this time of ther
year, however, this piece of road of
fers no difficulties, autoists coming
from the south proclaiming it to be
in good shape. At any rate this could
be eliminated If necessary in wet
weather by leaving the Pacific high
way at Ashland or in northern Cali
fornia and crossing to the eastern
route at Klamath Falls, thus adding a
few miles to the trip, but even then
not making it as long as the eastern
Oregon route.
The Siskiyou mountain grade, once
the bugbear of motorists, Is now a
looked forward to piece of perfect
road with easy grades and beautiful
scenery. The beauties of the wonder
ful valleys of the Willamette, Ump
qua and Rogue with the Intervening
mountain scenery and the unexcelled
scenic wonders of the Siskiyou moun
tains, are attractions which will
stamp lasting impressions of beauti
ful Oregon Into the minds of the tour
ists. Two days of dusty travel in
eastern Oregon will extinguish all re
membrance of the beauties of Port
land and the Columbia river country.
Orres cleans clothes cleaner than
any cleaner that cleans clothes clean.
Manager Talks
To Club Women
On Wednesday afternoon the man
ager of the publicity department met
with the members of the Civic Im
provement Club and outlined to the
ladies some of his plans for starting
the campaign of advertising Ashland
as a resort city. In connection .with
the work of placing Ashland on the
map as a great watering place Mr,
Duryea touched on the need of en
thusiastic co-operation on the part of
each and all of the citizens in the
work. He said the best advertising
Ashland could have would be to send
every visitor away with the Impres
sion the citizens of Ashland were fair
ly bubbling over with optimistic faith
in the possibilities and advantages of
their home town. He complimented
the ladies on the splendid spirit they
had shown in helping to make Ash
land attractive to the stranger and
visitor, and on their energetic Interest
this, and every, community of an or
ganization of public spiritted women,
such as their own organization is, ex
pressing and crystallizing In Its force
ful activities the sentiment and desire
of Its members to serve In every way
the best interests of the ctiy. He
expressed his desire and purpose to
help the women of the Civic Improve
ment Club In the furtherance of their
plans for the good of Ashland, when
ever he could be of service to them,
for he recognized the club as one of
the strongest factors in the develop
ment of the city.
One of the buildings from the park
was hauled through the plaza by a
steam roller yesterday. Zenas Moody
piloted the roller and with the excep
tion of a little trouble on the corners
the trip was made without serious
trouble. The building was headed for
a location on the Carson-Smith lum
ber yard property. It Is a storage
shed from their Mill property. In the
plaza the building scraped several
branches off of one of the trees.
Cafe Elite, where you auto eat.
The Billings Hill Problem Will
Be Settled By County Court
State Engineer Cantlne, Engineer
Kittredge, Judge Tou Velle and Com
missioner Leever, a Medford commit
tee, and Mayor Johnson and Mr. Ware
on the part of Ashlaud met at the
Billings hill this morning and went
carefully over the situation.
For some time it has been a ques
tion whether the hill would be graded
out of state funds or by the county
court out of the bond fund. En
gineer Cantine made iticlear that the
state appropriation would be used on
the Siskiyou grade from the junction
of the Pacific highway and the Klam
ath Falls road to the California line.
Tha pAiintv at ill haa a nnrrtYlm a Ipl v
.,..... . . , .
$100,000 left out of the bond money,
including $10,000 coming from the
state and $7,000 from the railroad
for its share of the expense in mak
ing overhead crossings on the Siski-
Boy of Fourteen
Forges Check
A certain fourteen-year-old boy,
whose name we will refrain from
mentioning, passed a check on one of
the local merchants the first of the
week and was hauled up before the
police. The boy had secured a num
ber of blank checks and was going
into the business. He had obtained
his ideas from novels and newspaper
accounts of forgers and from adver
tisements of check protectors which
told how easy it was to raise and
forge checks.
Because of the extreme youth of
the embryo criminal he was not Jailed
but Is out on good behavior. This
should be a lesson to other youthB
who are contemplating quick trips to
wealth by the check forger's route.
Buy Land on West
Side of Park Ave.
The city council and tfte springs
commissloe. are closing a deal for
property on the west side of Park
avenue, formerly known as Mill
street, the property involved extend
ing from the land on which the Park
garage stands to the PerozzI property
adjoining the creamery property. The
strip is 314 feet long and extends
back to the foot of the bluff which
backs up onto Granite street. The
price paid vill be in the neighborhood
of $5,900, the city paying $4,900 and
the commission $1,000. The property
is owned by Messrs. Peil. Kinney.
Wheeler, and Susie Allen. The strip
will be used partly'for widening Mill
street and for park purposes.
Ashland Garage
Has New Owner
Perry L. Ashcraft, Jr., has taken
over the Ashland garage at 53 Second
street from H. G. Butterfield and will
be glad to see the automobile owners
of the vicinitv. Mr. Ashcraft has
established a sterling reputation as a
conscientious automobile man both in
Ashland, where he was formerly in
business, and In Medford, where he
conducted the Medford garage. He
has always made his motto "The Best
of Service" and has lived up to it,
The Ashland garage has a full equip
ment for all repairs and Mr. Ashcraft
will employ expert mechanics., A full
line of accessories and tires will be
installed. The new owner will con'
tinue his valley agency for the Chalm
ers and Studebaker cars and will keep
his offices at Medford open.
New Cafe Offers
Refinements
The Elite cafe, in Hotel Ashland
block, was opened Saturday under
management of Mesdames Orres and
Metcalf. There, was an orchestra
concert in the evening, refreshments
being served. In connection with the
establishment there will be dressing
and rest rooms, the free use of which
s available to the public, a circum
stance to which the attention of the
out-of-town visitors should be espec
ially called. The ladies are serving
very high class meals at exceedingly
reasonable prices.
Mrs. Belle S. Castleman and daugh
ter are visiting the F. F. Whittle
home. Mrs. Castleman Is Mrs. Whit
tle's mother. , - .
yon prade.
Three routes are available up the
Billings hill. The first and most de
sirable from an engineering stand
point Is the one through the Billings
property and under the railroad; the
second around to the right of the hill
and under the railroad where the
railrond now crosses the creek; the
third to make a cut on the present
road route and a fill of about ten feet
at the bottom near the Jackson house.
Judge Tou Velio and Mr. Lecver
expressed a willingness to begin the
work at once and Engineer Cantine
agreed to examine into the cost, the
grade elevation and the safety feature
of the three routes and make a rec
ommendation within two weeks. The
matter will be ready for consideration
and final action at the July meeting
of the county court.
Contracts Let For
Painting School
' The West Side school is to receive
a cont of paint Inside and out. Wat
son & Rigg were awarded the con
tract for the painting of the exterior
and A. R. Chaney the interior. The
two contracts aggregate $600. 1 The
building was erected in 1904 and
stands as a monument to the consci
entious work of the contractors who
had the job, as it has not required a
coat of paint since until now.
The West Side school building and
the school grounds form one of the
most beautiful of Ashland's beauty
spots. Clinging vines clothe the
front of the building and a perfectly
kept lawn, artistically arranged
shrubbery and majestic trees com
plete the effect.
Displays Handful
Of Gold Nuggets
lajor Carter displayed a double
baifvlful of gold nuggets. and' rotten
quartz shot full of gold on the streets
one day last week and states that he
and his pals have struck a vein of it
fourteen inches wide and traceable
for a sufficient distance to make a
big mine. It was found with a gran
ite wall on one side and porphyry on
the other. It is declared that a gold
find under these conditions does not
pinch out. Mr. Carter has taken a
sack full of the ore to an assayer and
Btates that interesting announce
ments will be made later. At present
he will only say that the mine Is not
two and a half miles from Ashlaud.
Cured By Lithia
Martin Leaves
After an extended stay In Ashland
during which he drank lithia water in
great quantities daily, John D. Martin
left yesterday for his home in Lapeer,
Mich., cured of a case of kidney trou
ble which eastern doctors had pro
nounced incurable. Mr. Martin came
here nearly a year ago in very poor
health and began taking the lithia
water treatment for his trouble. He
attributes his wonderful cure to the
extraordinary medicinal properties of
tthe lithia water and to keeping up a
steady dally consumption of the wa
ter. Mr. Martin Is now an Ashland
booster and will spread the story of
his cure In his home state.
Was It Howard or
Patery, or Both?
The marriage of a couple from
Gold Hill at the local Baptist parson
age, which was reported in last Mon
day's Issue In the form of a clipping
from the Gold Hill News, has some
queer crook in it. Either the Gold
Hill paper was at fault or else the
man wag so scared over the prospect
of entering matrimony that he gave
the wrong name. According to the
newspaper the man's name was Dr.
R. E. Howard and according to the
license which was presented to the
clergyman here It was LeRoy Patery 1
of Columbus, Ohio. The lady In the
case and the witnesses seem to be the
same In both Instances.
This office was lately the recipient
of a big glass humidor of fine smok
ing tobacco with the compliments of
"Velvet Joe." Little favors such as
this smooth over many rough places.
May Put Motor Cop
On Pacific Highway
The county court Is considering the
advisability of putting on a motorcy
cle cop to curb Bpeeders and joy-riders
on the Pacific highway, the reck
less driving undergoing no restriction
as the result of the tragic event of
last Friday morning when a life was
snuffed out and two others seriously
injured. Fred Dodge of this city re
ported to the authorities that laHt Sat
urday afternoon a big car passed at
a high rate of speed, just grazing
him. He wan unable to get the num
ber. After the sun goes down is
when the reckelss driving reaches its
height, and owners of horses have
complained that they have no rights,
being forced to take the sides or be
run over.
Many of the farmers and residents
along the Pacific highway have made
complaints to the state authorities
concerning auto law violations. All
such violations should be reported to
the county officials In case of the vio
lation occurring on the county roads,
to city officials if occurring in the
cities. The following communication
was received from the secretary of
state concerning the matter:
"Salem, June 22, 1315.
"From many sections of the state
the attention of this office is repeat
edly directed to alleged violations of
the motor vehicle laws, the impres
sion prevailing that the secretary of
state Is vested with the enforcement
of the same. Such Is not the case.
This office Is not vested with police
powers. Its duties are only to regis
ter motor vehicles and chauffeurs as
proper applications are filed.
"Under this law (Sections 26 and
27) It Is made the specific duty of
all police officers, sheriffs and con
stables, within the limits of their
respective Jurisdictions, to enforce its
provisions. Violations of such law
should, therefore, be directed to the
attention of the local police officers.
"Yours very respectfully,
"BEN W. OLCOTT,
"Secretary of State."
KMM'lnl Attention. .
At the Vlnlng theatre three nights,
Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Mrs.
Smyth Burton Jay, expert motion pic
ture pianist, will make the pictures
talk. She will make you laugh with
the comedy and cry in tragedy. No
raise in prices.
Band and Picnic
On July Fifth
Ashland's celebration Monday, July
5, is Just a good old-fashioned basket
picnic In Canyon park. The commit
tee haB secured the services of the
hand for the day and there will be
a few extemporaneous speeches. A
restful, quiet, sane Fourth is what the
majority of Ashland folks seem to
want this year.
All participating are expected to
bring a basket filled with whatever
they see fit. If desirable all can Join
In a huge family dinner or form
groups with neighbors and friends to
suit themselves. In any event it will
be a great family gathering. Black
coffee will be served on the grounds
free to nil who care for It. Many
Ashland citizens do not realize what
has been transpiring In Canyon park
and this will be a great opportunity
to get together for a public Inspec
tion. Friends from any part of the
valley or California are cordially In
vited to participate.
Business Block
Traded For Farm
The Vaupel block has been traded
for the Lewis ranch of four hundred
acres on Emigrant creek east of the
city. The block is fairly new and Is
In good shape. The lower story Is
occupied by Vaupel's store, the upper
by a lodging house.
Another trade consummated this
week was that of the Graves and Mc
Fall ranch on the Pacific highway
Just north of Talent for a $12,000
Jewelry stock In Lewltson, Idaho.
The McFalls leave Monday for Lewis
ton. Both of these deals were con
summated by the Hodgson, Whltte
more & Reed real estate agency.
Eldridge McWilliams, son of F. O.
McWilliams, arrived Saturday from
the Imperial valley, where he Is en
gaged In irrigation projects. He will
make an extensive visit In Ashland.
By coming just at this time the vis
itor missed the earthquake which did
much damage In the Imperial valley.
Will Spread News
Of Camp Grounds
The manager of the publicity de
partment Is getting together a list oE
the automobile clubs of the Pacific
coast with a view to sending to each
of these organizations an invitation
to make use of our new auto camp
ground in Lithia park when touring
through Ashland. Letters will be
sent to them setting forth the com
fort, convenience and beauty of this
ideal camping spot, and urging them
to make use of it. Similar letters
will be addressed to the secretaries
of the commercial clubs in the princi
pal cities of Washington, Oregon and
California. All of these organiza
tions will be asked to file the Inform
ation regarding the camp ground for
the benefit of touring motorists from
other states, who may ask for in
formation concerning camping facili
ties along the Pacific highway.
As soon as the camp ground Is com
pleted photographs of It will be taken
and used for souvenir cards to pre
sent to visiting motorists. In this
way it in the hope of the department
to Bpread a good deal of Information
about the camping place through,
those who have availed themselves of
its privileges.
Distribute Ashland
Views To Tourists
Six thousand postcard size photos
of Ashland scenes taken by Chester
Stevenson have been made and ara
being distributed by the Commercial
Club publicity department and the
ladles who distribute flowers to the
passengers on trains at the station.
The cards are beautiful pieces of pho
tography and have elicited much fa
vorable comment from the recipients.
On the back is printed the following:
"AshlnmL Oregon, the City Keimlifiil.
"This card Is presented to you with
the compliments of the publicity de
partment of the Ashland Commercial
Club, with the hope you will keep It
as a Bouvenlr of your brief stay In
our city. With it go our best wishes
for a pleasant journey.
"Ashland Is one of the most lieau
tlful cities In America. Thoe who
visit us say it Is, and we, who live
here, believe It Is. That Is why we
live here. The picture on this card
will Indicate to you something of Its
beauty. ABhland offers the visitor
and sojourner health and recreation.
Health in drinking the curative wa
ters of Its wonderful lithia, soda and
sulphur springs and in Its matchless
climate. Recreation in the enjoyment
of Its countless scenic attractions. No
resort in America has more to offer
the tourist. Nt city is more attrac
tive as a permanent home.
"It is our hope you will make us a
visit some day. We will be glad to
see you; glad to welcome you to Ash
lund 'The Carlsbad of America.' "
Carson Chosen
School Director
The annual school election Monday
resulted In the choosing of O. F. Car
son as director for five years. Mr.
Carson has been filling, by appoint
ment, the unexpired term of C. B.
Lamkln who resigned to move tem
porarily to California and had no
opposition except a few scattering
votes for various citizens.
The proposition to purchase a par
cel of land situated at the Intersection
of Iowa street and the Boulevard
for the purpose of erecting a manual
training building was defeated by a
vote of 105 to 22.
A very light vote was cast, every
one who was opposed to the buying ot
the building voting and those not op
posed staying at home.
The movies of valley scenes taken
for exhibition In the Oregon building
at the Panama exposition will be
shown at the Page theatre In Medford
July 5 and 6, according to A. C.
Allen, who took the pictures. It is
hoped that It may be possible to have
them shown at a local theatre before
they are shipped south. ''
If you are in need of galvanized
pipe I have It for less than cost, as I
got In a carload before It commenced
to advance. Emll Pell. 8-tf
The Interurban car leaves Medford
evenings for Ashland at . following
hours: Saturday at 11:15 p. m., Sun
day at 9:30 p. m. and other evenings
at 10:15 p. m. . $-2t
Home cooking at the Elite.